UFC Rankings Update: GSP Plummets After Vacating Title

UFC great Georges St-Pierre created one of MMA’s legitimate feel-good moments when he returned from nearly four years off to defeat former middleweight champion Michael Bisping in the main event of November 4’s UFC 217 from New York, becoming only the fourth UFC multi-division champ in the process.

His future in the sport became incredibly unclear shortly after his historic win, however, as St-Pierre revealed that he would be out for an indefinite period of time while recovering from colitis due to the increased mass required to move up to 185 pounds. ‘GSP’ revealed shortly thereafter that he was most likely done at 185, and that became all but a sure thing when he vacated the belt in the days that followed.

This week, the official UFC rankings have reflected that, as St-Pierre fell an alarming three spots to No. 3 at 185 pounds, dropping below Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero while there was a strong case to be made he shouldn’t even be ranked there any longer because he doesn’t intend to fight there again.